HB350 Summary

• Amends Section 12-11-30 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to authorize circuit courts to punish contempt of court for violations of child support payment orders with fines up to $100, imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or both.

• Increases the maximum imprisonment penalty from 5 days to 15 days when contempt involves failure to pay court-ordered child support, while general contempt penalties remain at $100 fine and 5 days imprisonment maximum.

• Extends the contempt punishment provisions for child support violations to apply in district courts under Section 12-12-6 and juvenile courts under Section 12-15-110.

• Preserves the circuit court's existing power to enforce orders and judgments through civil contempt determinations, unaffected by the amendments.

• Takes effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor or upon becoming law.